How to Use nurse practitioner in a Sentence
nurse practitioner
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If your doctor can’t see you now, maybe the nurse practitioner can.
—Mckenzie Beard, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
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The health center just off the building’s main lobby is staffed by a nurse practitioner and others.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2023
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Six months pregnant, the nurse practitioner was excited to be a new mom.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
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On a humid day in late May, just one or two patients waited to see the clinic's nurse practitioner.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 22 June 2024
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To begin the test, the team was weighed by a nurse practitioner supervising the test to see how accurate each scale was.
—Caroline Thomason, Health, 6 Feb. 2023
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Dunn estimates that 80 percent of trans adults in the state were getting their health care from a nurse practitioner and now have lost access.
—Thalia Beaty, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2023
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Lydia Rivera, a licensed nurse practitioner of 40 years, is taking a simple step to fill that gap.
—Caroline Catherman, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
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He was seen by two nurses, one of whom had seen him the first time, and was then examined by a nurse practitioner, Carlos Flores.
—Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2023
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Now, many patients (and doctors and nurse practitioners) see an immobile face as the goal.
—Rachel Tashjian, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2023
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Police learned of the assaults after the nurse practitioner died of an overdose at the hospital.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2024
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The defense called Sara Tromp, a nurse practitioner who began treating Hernan for back pain in 2017.
—Jericka Duncan, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2024
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Nancy Hilburn, 56, was one farmworker at The Blossom Farm who wanted to see the nurse practitioner.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 10 Feb. 2023
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Young admires Garrett and Lorna, who's studying to be a nurse practitioner, and says they've been valued friends to them in Pinehurst.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2024
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And a new hotline allowing home patients to connect with nurse practitioners around the clock.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 5 July 2024
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Dentists, nurse practitioners and pharmacists also made the top 10, with a trio of non-healthcare fields squeezing their way in.
—Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, al, 22 Aug. 2023
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Eight licensed nurses and one nurse practitioner serve Aid for Women’s clients.
—Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2024
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But first … If nurse practitioners leave primary care, who’s left?
—Mckenzie Beard, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
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Schorr quickly reached out to a family nurse practitioner, who works with patients for weight loss, about the medication.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2023
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Instead, a nurse practitioner named Nicole sent me a direct message laced with cheerful emojis.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023
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Our pediatric nurse practitioner, who was on-site during the test, also pointed out that this swing is similar to what’s often used in NICUs.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 16 June 2023
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Knoll managed to hire a physician this spring, but his clinic still relies primarily on a team of nurses and nurse practitioners.
—Caroline Catherman, Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2024
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Our physicians need support from the other care providers and staff around them, and nurse practitioners are uniquely positioned to shoulder some of the clinical burden.
—Joe Harpaz, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
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So Lugo took matters into her own hands, showing the test results to a nurse practitioner on staff at her coaching company.
—Stephanie Emma Pfeffer, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2023
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What is the proper way of addressing a nurse, nurse practitioner or physician’s assistant?
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023
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The stylish millennial works as a nurse practitioner at a Manhattan cancer center and lives in New Jersey.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2024
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But her nurse practitioner suggested that the tick bite could have actually caused an allergy to meat.
—Stephanie Emma Pfeffer, Peoplemag, 23 July 2023
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Up until midnight, the company will dispatch a nurse practitioner to patient homes.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2024
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For this, a nurse practitioner came to their homes to administer injections and IVs filled with stem cells derived from umbilical cords.
—Heather Hollingsworth The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 16 June 2024
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Researchers were also able to calculate costs and found the cost of care for patients was lower among nurse practitioners and physician assistants compared to physicians.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2023
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Only about seven doctors and nurse practitioners have joined the initiative.
—Marin Wolf, Dallas News, 14 Aug. 2023
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